Benedek

Benedek is a Hungarian name which can be either a surname or a given name. It is the Hungarian name equivalent to Benedict. It may refer to:

Surname

• Barbara Benedek (born 1948), American screenwriter
• Dalma Ružičić-Benedek (born 1982), Hungarian-born Serbian sprint canoer
• David Benedek (born 1980), former German-American professional snowboarder
• Dvir Benedek (born 1969), Israeli actor, and chairman of the Israeli screen actors union Shaham
• Elek Benedek (1859–1929), Hungarian journalist and writer
• Elissa P. Benedek (born 1936), American clinical professor of psychiatry
• Emily Benedek, American journalist and author
• Gábor Benedek (born 1927), Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion
• George Benedek (born 1928), American physicist
• Giorgio Benedek (born 1941), Italian physicist, academic and researcher
• János Benedek (born 1944), Hungarian former weightlifter and Olympic athlete
• Jim Benedek (1941–2009), Hungarian-American soccer (association football) forward
• Joana Benedek (born 1972), Romanian-Mexican actress
• László Benedek (1905–1992), Hungarian-American film director and cinematographer
• Ludwig von Benedek (1804–1881), Austrian general
• Miklós Benedek (1946–2024), Hungarian actor and writer
• Therese Benedek, (1892–1977), Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, researcher, and educator
• Tibor Benedek (born 1972), retired Hungarian water polo player and 3-time Olympic gold medalist
• Wolfgang Benedek (born 1951), Austrian jurist and author

Given name

• Benedek I, Archbishop of Esztergom (died 1055), Hungarian prelate who served as Archbishop of Kalocsa from 1035 to 1046 and as Archbishop of Esztergom between 1046 and 1055
• Benedek Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek, Hungarian nobleman in the 17th century
• Benedek Éles (born 1999), Hungarian handball player
• Benedek Eszterhas (1508–1553), Hungarian nobleman
• Benedek Fliegauf (born 1974), Hungarian film director and screenwriter
• Benedek Jávor (born 1972), Hungarian politician
• Benedek Kovács (born 1998), Hungarian swimmer
• Benedek Litkey (1942–2011), Hungarian sailor
• Benedek Murka (born 1997), Hungarian footballer
• Benedek Nagy (born 2001), Hungarian handball player
• Benedek Oláh (born 1991), Finnish table tennis player, and Olympic athlete
• Benedek Váradi (born 1995), Hungarian basketball player
• Benedek Varju (born 2001), Hungarian footballer

Other uses

• Benedek Broadcasting, a former American television broadcast company